The Inpatient

 PlayStation 4
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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 101 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 34 out of 101
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  1. GrumpyReviewer
    Feb 14, 2018
    5
    I love Until Dawn. And Rush of Blood is the VR game I had the most fun with so far.

    So getting The Inpatient was an easy decision for me... I think I might be missing something, because I really don't get what they wanted to do with this game... Ok, I know it sets the context of a prequel that should try to tie things up a little bit. But I was hoping the game would give me more bang    I love Until Dawn. And Rush of Blood is the VR game I had the most fun with so far.

    So getting The Inpatient was an easy decision for me... I think I might be missing something, because I really don't get what they wanted to do with this game... Ok, I know it sets the context of a prequel that should try to tie things up a little bit. But I was hoping the game would give me more bang for my buck. Truth be told, it's not an expensive game - because it is not worth 50, 60 dollars I can assure you that.

    You can walk this time, at least. And explore the asylum, enjoy a few jump scares, find some collectibles. But I expected the game to be darker, scarier. It did not work very well for me in that area.

    I love that they call VR games "experiences". So, yeah, maybe this is a way to see it. The Inpatient is more of an "experience" than it is an actual game. And a very (very) quick one. I had some fun with it, cleared it, and moved on. Kind of a disappointment for me to be honest.    … Expand
  2. Bitek
    Apr 17, 2018
    5
    Great showcase of VR capabilities. The game itself is a sloooow burn. some cool scary moments but overall a bit boring and short. I did enjoy Until Down but inpatient not so much. get this game on sale.
  3. joaopontesvaz
    Mar 5, 2018
    6
    Graphics: 8.8 Sound: 9.0 Gameplay: 5.0 Fun/Story: 6.5

    Despite its high technically quality (graphics and sound are really good, near resident evil 7), the gameplay is really bad with errors in controls that spoils the experience at all. Despite that, this game reinforces the VR capabilities to terror games.
  4. dash383535
    Feb 3, 2018
    5
    Introduction: The Inpatient is a VR chose your own adventure story game that takes place 60 years before the events of the hit game Until Dawn. Can this game stack up to the great Until Dawn and will the VR improve the game or hinder the overall cinematic feel of the story?

    Story: The Inpatient takes place in the Blackwood Pines Sanatorium, showing what event took place to lead to the    Introduction: The Inpatient is a VR chose your own adventure story game that takes place 60 years before the events of the hit game Until Dawn. Can this game stack up to the great Until Dawn and will the VR improve the game or hinder the overall cinematic feel of the story?

    Story: The Inpatient takes place in the Blackwood Pines Sanatorium, showing what event took place to lead to the infestation of Wendigo that we see in Until Dawn. You play as a nameless character that does not remember who they are or how they became a patient. That basically it for the story. The story is a catalyst to make a psychological horror game that does a good job at the start but quickly falls part by a second half that is filled with no scares, boring characters, and a disappointing and anti-climactic ending. The story only lasts for 2 hours and can be pretty short and daunting for a 40 dollar game.

    Gameplay: The gameplay is pretty simple, you have two ways of play. Choosing dialog and moving around an area and occasionally picking up collectibles. Choosing dialog can be interesting since you can choose said dialog by using the VR built-in microphone. Its bring immersion to the game and helps with the immersion of the character. Moving around on the hand is a chore. The left stick can only move you up and down and the right stick can only move the left and right. Since you can only move up and down with the left stick, I was repeatedly getting stuck on walls and other objects. If you even slightly click down on the right stick, you will turn in a 180 degree, which can be disorienting, especially if you keep repeating the mistake. While the voice option can help immerse you in the game, the movement for said character will slowly kill any immersion that the game try’s to build.

    Technical: This is graphically the best looking game on the PlayStation VR at the moment. Character look ultra-realistic and lighting and detail are fine-tuned. The sound design is generic and basic for a horror game. A lot of forced jump scars due to audio ques even though nothing scarring was happening on screen. A great looking game but that the only technical praise I can give it

    Verdict: The Inpatient has its moment of genuine horror near the beginning of the game but once it introduces its main cast, it turns in to a boring slog of a game. This is a $40 game that has the run-time of two hours and only charges that much for its replayability of different choices, too bad it’s not interesting after its first run. If you like Until Dawn or story-based games, wait for a price drop if you really want to play this game.

    Pros-
    +Realistic looking graphics
    +Scary and fun opening hour
    +Mic voice option for dialog adds to the immersion.

    Cons-
    -Terrible movement controls
    - Boring second half
    -Too boring and sluggish for
    multiple playthroughs
    -$40 for a two-hour game.    … Expand
  5. rrafemi
    Sep 24, 2019
    6
    Solo da miedo los primeros 10 min. El resto se resume en caminar sin que nada suceda. Le salva de la quema la posibilidad de ver distintos finales según nuestras decisiones. La detección de los move es un desastre, cuesta horrores abrir puertas o coger objetos. Los brazos se mueven como si el personaje tuviera parálisis cerebral.
  6. pacific1
    Feb 4, 2019
    5
    Boring but thankfully short as everyone else has said. There are a few decent moments and the graphics are ok but nothing special. I had high hopes for this but it was not to be.
  7. xxxsssjjjk
    May 24, 2018
    6
    Disappointing game.... I expect more from PlayStation exclusives. About the only thing the game has going for it are its graphics/visuals and acting but the story is mediocre at best and there is no gameplay.
  8. Larxi
    Feb 3, 2023
    7
    Curiosa precuela de Until Dawn que basa su fuerte en una buena recreación atmosférica gracias a las PS VR. Hila bien con los hechos de su secuela y presenta buenas opciones de conversación, flashbacks interesantes y buen desarrollo con algún sustito por ahí o algún momento de tensión donde no hay que moverse, hace un buen uso de las gafas el mando y el sonido 3D, sin embargo, todo se ve unCuriosa precuela de Until Dawn que basa su fuerte en una buena recreación atmosférica gracias a las PS VR. Hila bien con los hechos de su secuela y presenta buenas opciones de conversación, flashbacks interesantes y buen desarrollo con algún sustito por ahí o algún momento de tensión donde no hay que moverse, hace un buen uso de las gafas el mando y el sonido 3D, sin embargo, todo se ve un poco empañado por una duración muy corta, pocas opciones de exploración y un elenco de personajes totalmente olvidable. Como curiosidad y precuela está bastante bien, y mejor si se juega acompañado ya que te pueden meter algún susto que no te esperas en general, una experiencia de realidad virtual correcta y entretenida.… Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 57 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 47 out of 57
  3. Negative: 5 out of 57
  1. Adventure Gamers
    Dec 21, 2018
    30
    The Inpatient sounds amazing on paper, but the terror is watered down so quickly and to such a large degree that it manages to make three hours feel easily twice as long, and not in a good way.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Sep 13, 2018
    60
    The Inpatient does not bring revolution to VR horror games, but thanks to butterfly wings effect it offers a solid re-playability. The game is from the beginning very good and interesting, unfortunately it is not able to hold (keep) this level to the end. [Issue#284]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Mar 1, 2018
    40
    It's yet another curiously half-hearted side project from Supermassive that, appropriately, won't linger long in the memory. [Apr 2018, p.120]
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